Classification of

Software
according to Types
and Purpose
 Main Types of Software

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Application Software System Software

 Purpose of System
Software
- Use to manage the computer
itself. System Software sits
between the computer hardware
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and the application software.

- System software executes when

a computer system boots up
and continues running as long
as the system is on.
Purpose of Application
Software
- To assist the user in doing specified
tasks. Consist of many programs
that perform specific functions for
end user, such as writing reports
and navigating websites.

- Web Application, on the other

hand, only require internet access
to work; they do not rely on the
hardware and system software to
run.
 Driver Software
- Also known as device
drivers, this software is
often considered a type of
system software

Sub Type of Software

 Middleware Software
- The term middleware
describes software that
mediates between
application and system
software.

Sub Type of Software

 Programming Software

-Programming
software is used
to write codes.

Sub Type of Software

Operating Software
- Operating system (OS) manages all
of the software and hardware on the
computer. Most of the time, there are
several different computer programs
running at the same time, and they all
need to access your
computer's central processing unit
(CPU), memory, and storage. The
operating system coordinates all of
this to make sure each program gets
what it needs.
 Interface of Operating Software
Command
Line
Interface
(CLI)

Command Line Interface connects a user to a computer program or operating

system. Through the CLI, users interact with a system or application by
typing in text (commands). The command is typed on a specific line
following a visual prompt from the computer.
 Interface of Operating Software

Graphical
User
Interface
(GUI)

A graphics-based operating system interface that uses icons,

menus and a mouse (to click on the icon or pull down the
menus) to manage interaction with the system.
 Utility Software
Disk Compression Virus Protection
- A disk compression - Antivirus software is responsible
software utility increases for detecting and blocking or
the amount of information quarantining computer viruses.
that can be stored on a Antivirus software needs to be
hard disk drive of given updated regularly as new viruses
size. are created all the time. Most
modern antivirus software will do
this automatically at scheduled
Disk Cleanup
times.
-Disk Cleanup helps free up
space on your hard disk,
creating improved system File Compression
performance. Disk Cleanup - Data compression is a
searches your disk and then process in which the size of a
shows you temporary files, file is reduced by re-encoding
Internet cache files, and the file data to use fewer bits
unnecessary program files that of storage than the original
you can safely delete. file..
 Subtypes of Application Software

Word Processors Database

Spreadsheet Application Presentation Software Application
A Word Processors (WP)
is a device or computer A Spreadsheet is for A Database
Presentation software is
program that provides for computation, organization, application is a
specifically designed to
input, editing, formatting, analysis and storage of data in program whose
allow users to create a
and output of text often tabular form. Spreadsheet s primary purpose is
presentation of ideas by
with some additional were developed as retrieving information
stringing together text,
features. computerized analogs of paper from a computerized
images and audio/video.
accounting worksheets database
 Subtypes of Application Software
Desktop Publishing Application
Desktop publishing (DTP) Multimedia Software
software is designed for creating a Multimedia software is a
visual communications such as software that is capable of
brochures, business cards, playing or recording audio.
greeting cards, web pages,
posters, and more professional
or personal printing or onscreen

Graphics Editing Software Web Browser

Graphics software refers to a A web Browser is for
program or collection of accessing the World Wide
programs enable a person to Web or local websites, the
manipulate images or models web browser retrieves its
visually on a computer. files from a web server
and then graphically
renders the page on the
user’s screen.
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